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List of television channels in Pakistan
This is a list of television channels in Pakistan. There are a variety of Pakistani television channels that offer viewers the chance to enjoy their favorite shows and stay up to date with current news and events. Television in Pakistan was introduced in 1964.
Current channels
Entertainment
Urdu
- A-Plus Entertainment
- Aaj Entertainment
- Apna Entertainment
- ATV
- AAN TV[1]
- ARY Digital
- ARY Zindagi
- BOL Entertainment (HD)
- Dunya Entertainment
- Express Entertainment
- Filmazia
- Geo Entertainment
- Geo Kahani
- Green Entertainment[1]
- Hum TV (HD)
- Hum Sitaray
- LTN Family
- Play Entertainment
- PTV Home
- PTV Global
- PTV National
- SAB TV Pakistan
- TV One
- Urdu 1
Sindhi
Pashto
Balochi
Saraiki
Kashmiri/Pothohari
Movies
Urdu
English
Religious
News
Urdu news
Sindhi news
Pushto news
Balochi news
English news
Sports
Children's
Music
Food
Tourism
Infotainment
Education
Former channels
Entertainment
Urdu
- Channel 3 (previously known as Shalimar Television Network, replaced by ATV in 2005)
- Filmazia Entertainment (name changed to LTN Family)
- Hum 2 (replaced by Hum Sitaray)
- Indus Plus (replaced by Indus News)
- Network Television Marketing (Pakistan's first fully private television channel) (Shutdown in 1999)
- PTV Prime (changed its name to Prime TV Asia)
- PTV Two (name changed to PTV World in 1998)
- Shalimar Television Network (previously known as PTN, than changed its name to Channel 3 in 2000, replaced by ATV in 2005)
- The Pakistani Channel (changed its name to ARY Digital)
- TVOne Global (changed its name to TV One (Pakistan))
- TV Today (Shut Down)
English
- HBO Pakistan (closed in October 2020[6] & Replaced by A Sports by ARY)
News
Urdu news
- ARY One World (changed its name to ARY News)
- Business Plus (shut down in 2018)
- CNBC Pakistan (replaced by Jaag TV and Jaag TV changed to GNN)
- Indus News (shut down in 2012, then an English language news channel)
- PTV World (returned in 2012, now an English language news channel)
English news
- Dawn News (shifted to Urdu Programming)
- Express 24/7 (changed its name to Tribune 24/7, replaced by Express Entertainment)
- Geo English (replaced by Geo Tez)
- Indus News (Shut down on 14 September 2021)
- Tribune 24/7 (previously known as Express 24/7, replaced by Express Entertainment)
Music
- Aag TV (replaced by Geo Kahani)
- MTV Pakistan (replaced by Indus Music)
- Play TV (Pakistan) (replaced by Play Max, now known as Play Entertainment)
- VH1 Pakistan (shut down in 2009)
- Oxygene TV (shut down in July 2021)
- The Muzik (replaced by ARY Music)
Food
- ARY Zauq (replaced by ARY Zindagi)
- Masala TV (changed its name to Hum Masala)
Fashion
- Style 360 (replaced by Hum 2, now Hum Sitaray)
See also
References
- ^ a b c "List of Satellite TV Licences Issued by PEMRA" (PDF). Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Why are advertisers in Pakistan ignoring the 2023 Cricket World Cup?". Pakistan Today (newspaper). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PTV spoils cricket fans with yet another treat". Daily Times (newspaper). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Foreign channels E1 and Minimax approved by PEMRA for airing". Daily Times (newspaper). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan's first tourism TV channel 'Discover Pakistan' launched". BOL News. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WarnerMedia to discontinue HBO and WB TV channels in India, and select other South Asia markets". TechCrunch. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
- (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2013. (61 KB)
- List of TV channels in Pakistan
- Pakistan DTH channel list
- Pakistani Television Channels List